| NAME | Brearley | Samuel |
| RANK | IN GREECE
Corporal |
ON DEMOB
Corporal |
| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
T/180477 |
PRISONER
5925, Marberg 1441, Spittal – (Hohenfels ??) |
| UNIT | IN GREECE
RASC |
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
6 March – 28 April |
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Ordered to surrender at Kalamata,
29th April 1941 |
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| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Dulag 185, Corinth Dulag 183, Salonika |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Stalag XVIIID, Marberg ArbKdo 296/L Altneudorfl, S Austria Oflag 111C, Spittal am der Drau Stalag 383 Hohenfels, Bavaria |
| NOTES
1 Sam knew the Archivist’s father back home before the war (L/Cpl Norman Scott CMP) and teamed up with him in Dulag 185, Corinth, early May 1941. 2 Shared same cattle-trucks to Stalag XVIIID – my father’s PoW No was 5924. 3 Shared same farm accommodation when my father was in ArbKdo 233/L at Radkersberg, S Austria. 4 Wrote his memoirs as “Sam’s Saga”. 5 Died 3rd August 2012 aged 99. 6 Fellow thespian of Jack Swinnerton at Stalag 383 STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Sam Brearley from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. Please note we are sharing the contents of our Archive in good faith and in the spirit of the veterans asking us to “Tell Them We Were Here”. The copyright rests with the original authors (as credited), the families and/or The Brotherhood of Greek Veterans. Please contact us at greekveterans@gmail.com if you have any issues or concerns.
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